English Practice additional exercises active-passive-active present tense: P4-14G
A. Change from active to passive. Note that all verbs are in the present simple. Remember to start the passive sentence with the word underlined.
1. Staff on the evening shift usually serve dinner.
….Dinner is usually… …………………………………………………………………………………………
2. You connect the earth wire as shown in the diagram.
….The earth wire………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The men from the council collect the rubbish on Tuesday morning.
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4. The head chef personally checks all the meat, fish and vegetable deliveries.
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5. You then pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Staff always keep cooked meat products separate from uncooked meat.
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7. Parents usually phone the school if their children are off sick.
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8. Our teacher gives us homework twice a week.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9. They use the tall tower crane to move heavy materials around the building site.
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10. In our family, my father always carves the Christmas turkey.
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11. Air traffic controllers control the movement of aircraft at airports.
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12. Our expert bakers make these cakes by hand.
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B. Change from passive to active. Remember, if there is no ‘by’, you must create a subject – we, they, someone, people etc
1. The gym is used by a wide variety of people.
A wide variety……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Visitors are not permitted to sit on the grass.
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3. Many foreign birds are seen in the UK in summer.
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4. This TV programme is watched by millions.
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5. These repairs are done by qualified workmen.
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6. Green tea is considered to be very refreshing.
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7. Margarine is not used in our cakes and pastries.
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8. The fruit is picked by seasonal workers.
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9. The city buses are repaired by our own mechanics.
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10. Tourists are shown around the museum every afternoon.
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11. Children are not allowed to play here if no adult is present.
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12. Important government decisions are taken by the cabinet, which meets every week.
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